Les Petits Prödiges Solid Shampoo is recommended by Femme Actuelle!
"When you know that 75,000 tons of cosmetic packaging are thrown away every year in France, you realize it's time to react." Based on this observation, Femme Actuelle magazine offers several tips for a plastic-free bathroom (or almost!).
- Favor solid cosmetics
Soaps, shampoos, conditioners, today it is possible to find solid equivalents to many cosmetic products! At Les Petits Prödiges, we revisit the essentials of your beauty routine in a more responsible way: we offer natural solid shampoos and soaps, made in France in biodegradable cardboard packaging. The varnish is also plant-based, perfect for reducing its environmental impact! And since solid cosmetics don't rhyme with austerity, our shampoos guarantee foam & pleasure and our soaps will leave your skin feeling soft!
- Multi-purpose cosmetics
"To reduce the number of bottles in the trash, simply reduce your consumption of care products. The good idea? Favor all-in-one products. You'll love face and body creams, treatments that remove make-up, moisturize or can be applied as a face mask."
That's good news because our flagship product is the multi-purpose balm. Available in 5 scents, it can be used as a face care, body care, lip care, make-up remover, after-sun... And we even have customer feedback on its effectiveness on eczema. The perfect balm to combat overconsumption. In addition to being 100% natural, it is good for you and for the planet with its infinitely recyclable aluminum packaging.
- Bulk cosmetics
Self-service sales, combined with a deposit system, help limit the production of traditional packaging! Unfortunately, this method is currently underdeveloped in France due to the hygiene issues it creates.
- Eco-refills
This avoids buying a new pot or bottle every time you finish your favorite product! In addition, refills generally have a low plastic content, which makes them even more attractive. This solution works particularly well for shower gels, shampoos or liquid soaps but is obviously not useful if you have already switched to solid products.
Focus on packaging that is good for our planet:
Aluminum, for example, is infinitely recyclable!
And cardboard is one of the most recycled materials along with paper: in Europe, 60% of it is made from recycled plastic.
It's much simpler than for plastic.
"Recycling allows some plastic waste to be transformed and reused to make new packaging. But recycled plastic is not necessarily recyclable. And recyclable plastic is not systematically recycled. That's the whole difficulty of the process."
Indeed, not all sorting facilities have the means to recycle small plastic packaging. In addition, they don't necessarily distinguish between a classic toothpaste (aluminum and plastic) and a plant-based plastic tube! So 100% recyclable plastic is not always recycled in the end.
These are some of the alternatives proposed by Femme Actuelle to reduce your plastic consumption and limit your environmental impact!